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110v/400w AC power in bed--What do you do with it?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Joe Taco, Jan 3, 2010.

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  1. Jan 3, 2010 at 8:37 PM
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    Joe Taco

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    I struggle to find a use for the inverter that Toyota provides in my new 2010 Tacoma.

    WTH only uses 3.63 amps? I could barely run a radio off of it...much a less a TV (for tailgating) or skil saw (for construction work).

    What do you use yours for?
     
    Joe Taco, Jan 3, 2010
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  2. Jan 3, 2010 at 8:49 PM
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  3. Jan 3, 2010 at 8:50 PM
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    charge my cell phone
     
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  4. Jan 3, 2010 at 9:19 PM
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    charge phone, small compressor, small spotlight, ... i bet there are more things you can do with it
     
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  5. Jan 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM
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    You couldn't run a vacuum off of it?? Seems pretty useless then. I thought the switch in the cab was supposed to let you switch it to a higher wattage, no?
     
    ColdZeroBSP, Jan 3, 2010
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  6. Jan 3, 2010 at 9:32 PM
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    /Wins thread.
     
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  7. Jan 3, 2010 at 9:52 PM
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    Ran a small buffer with it to detail my car earlier this year. Haven't had any other use for it since.

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    Blue Tango, Jan 3, 2010
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  8. Jan 3, 2010 at 10:09 PM
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    It's there for looks and bragging rights
     
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  9. Jan 3, 2010 at 10:17 PM
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    I have charged camera and video camera batteries with mine when kayaking. I have also run a small shop vacuum to vacuum the truck and to pump water out my kayaks. It has worked well for my uses.
     
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  10. Jan 3, 2010 at 10:35 PM
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    I have used mine for vacuuming my car buffing my car and I actually have connected a Tv to it also.
     
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  11. Jan 3, 2010 at 11:33 PM
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    I know Lents uses his to power his Dremel tool.. I don't have one so I can't help ya.
     
    wareagle5693, Jan 3, 2010
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  12. Jan 4, 2010 at 12:09 AM
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    Honestly,

    Its come in handy for my portable Air Mattress, LED Lights, Laptop, Small TV, IHome Apple Music Dock, Charging my Cell,Camera battery, and thats it so far.
     
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  13. Jan 4, 2010 at 6:39 AM
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    i use it alot when i go camping .... i was going to key west and forgot to charge the camera battery .... on my way there i charged my battery ... very useful, i also use it for my buffer, night light if i am working at night on something, a little shop vac ( mine worked just fine) When i go camping i pretty much hook my fan/heater, air matress..... lights..... a whole bunch of stuff .... i think it really depends on what you do .. i personally fine it super useful... especially at the beach or something where there is no power supply ....
     
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  14. Jan 4, 2010 at 6:51 AM
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    When i was looking at different trucks I took a jig saw / scroll saw to the dealership and with the truck running and the inverter on the 400W setting I was able to run the saw.

    HTH
     
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  15. Jan 4, 2010 at 10:08 AM
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    That saw must not have pulled more than about 4 amps...
     
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  16. Jan 5, 2010 at 3:15 PM
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    Filling up our air mattress when camping (has a 110v air pump).
     
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  17. Jan 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM
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    Big tires, big lift, Lots of stuff's.
    I used it to drill my new anchors into my bed and it worked fine, I charged my cell phone and ipod when I was camping, blew up an air mattress, prolly a few more things with it.
     
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  18. Jan 5, 2010 at 4:46 PM
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    Used mine to run my laptop and modem and a few lights when my power went out a few weeks ago. Had my other truck powering two 1000 watt inverters (dual batts and dual alternators) to run the blower on my wood furnace and fridge as well. Single digits outside and it was 75 inside and I still had entertainment.
     
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  19. Jan 5, 2010 at 4:51 PM
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    the power went out over the summer right in the middle of doing some important work for my job and my laptop battery is shot thank god i own a tacoma:D

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    I used mine for the first time tonight to power a heat gun. I was putting my TacomaWorld.com sticker on and desperately needed my heat gun but didn't want to run an extension cord. (I live in an upstairs apartment with the garage on the bottom and the garage doesn't have a single outlet in it.)

    It seriously made my day.
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